Walter Scott, Earl of Dalkeith
Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (born 2 August 1984) is a Scottish nobleman. He is the second child and elder son of Richard Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch & 12th Duke of Queensberry, and the former Lady Elizabeth Kerr, a daughter of Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian, and Antonella Reuss Newland. He is heir apparent to the Dukedoms of Buccleuch and Queensberry.
Earl of Dalkeith | |
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| Born | Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott 2 August 1984 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Lord Eskdaill (1984—2007) |
| Occupation | Heir apparent to the Dukedoms of Buccleuch and Queensberry |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Cobbe (m. 2014) |
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As the eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, he uses the courtesy title Earl of Dalkeith, a title which he has used since the death of grandfather, John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, on 4 September 2007. Until his grandfather's death, he had used the courtesy title Lord Eskdaill.
Lord Dalkeith served as a page of honour to Queen Elizabeth II from 1996 to 1999.
His paternal great-grandaunt was Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
On 12 December 2013, the engagement was announced of the Earl of Dalkeith to Elizabeth Cobbe, the younger daughter of Mr Hugh Michael Thomas Cobbe (b 1942) of East Woodhay, Hampshire. [1] They married on 22 November 2014.
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| Preceded by Simon Ramsey |
Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II 1996–1999 |
Succeeded by Lord Maltravers |